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Seattle to open post-overdose recovery center

May 9, 2024, 7:03pm Northwest

The Downtown Emergency Service Center will soon open a new space for people to recover and receive treatment after they’ve overdosed on drugs — mostly fentanyl — at its Morrison Hotel near Pioneer Square, Mayor Bruce Harrell announced at a news conference Thursday. Read story

A spongy moth caterpillar on a dead branch.

Washington plans aerial spraying in two counties to kill tree-destroying spongy moth

A spongy moth caterpillar on a dead branch.

May 9, 2024, 5:49pm Life

When the invasive spongy moth is in its caterpillar phase, it isn’t a picky eater. Read story

University of Washington regents met with chants to ‘free, free Palestine’

May 9, 2024, 5:30pm Northwest

Protesters packed the University of Washington’s Board of Regents meeting Thursday, demanding the university cut ties with Israel and Boeing and turning the normally staid meeting into a boisterous affair punctuated by chants to “free, free Palestine.” Read story

FILE - Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is seen, April 27, 2023, at the University of Washington&rsquo;s Hans Rosling Center for Population Health in Seattle. The Catholic church is refusing to cooperate with a Washington state investigation into whether it unlawfully used charitable trust funds to cover up sexual abuse by priests, Attorney General Ferguson said Thursday, May 9, 2024, and he asked a court to force the Seattle Archdiocese to turn over decades of records.

Catholic church is stonewalling sex abuse investigation, Washington attorney general says

FILE - Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is seen, April 27, 2023, at the University of Washington&rsquo;s Hans Rosling Center for Population Health in Seattle. The Catholic church is refusing to cooperate with a Washington state investigation into whether it unlawfully used charitable trust funds to cover up sexual abuse by priests, Attorney General Ferguson said Thursday, May 9, 2024, and he asked a court to force the Seattle Archdiocese to turn over decades of records.

May 9, 2024, 3:27pm Churches & Religion

The Catholic church is refusing to cooperate with a Washington state investigation into whether it unlawfully used charitable trust funds to cover up sexual abuse by priests, Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Thursday, asking a court to force the Seattle Archdiocese to turn over decades of records. Read story

Aerial shot of the state capitol building in Olympia, Washington on a summer afternoon, with the snowy mass of Mt Rainier/Tahoma in the distance.

Washington is intercepting federal benefits bound for foster youth

Aerial shot of the state capitol building in Olympia, Washington on a summer afternoon, with the snowy mass of Mt Rainier/Tahoma in the distance.

May 9, 2024, 2:20pm Latest News

Despite pressure to end the practice, Washington continues to divert federal benefits owed to foster youth to fund the Department of Children, Youth and Families, which runs the state’s foster care system. Read story

FILE - A traveler pulls his dog in a wheeled carrier at the Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. If you are bringing a dog into the U.S. &mdash; whether if you are returning from a trip overseas with Rover, visiting the U.S., or adopting a dog from abroad &mdash; you have to follow a set of new rules released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, designed to help prevent the spread of rabies.

WA residents will need REAL ID-compliant identification to fly domestically by May 2025

FILE - A traveler pulls his dog in a wheeled carrier at the Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. If you are bringing a dog into the U.S. &mdash; whether if you are returning from a trip overseas with Rover, visiting the U.S., or adopting a dog from abroad &mdash; you have to follow a set of new rules released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, designed to help prevent the spread of rabies.

May 9, 2024, 1:39pm Latest News

If you're planning on traveling next year, then you need to plan on getting a Real ID-compliant form of identification soon in order to avoid potential inconveniences. Read story

High-tech lettuce farm debuts in east Pasco. Giant greenhouse officially opens

May 9, 2024, 7:45am Business

Local Bounti Northwest made its official debut in Pasco on Tuesday morning. Read story

Burien police have ‘no confidence’ in mayor after attempt to oust chief

May 9, 2024, 7:38am Northwest

As a prolonged legal and political fight between Burien city leaders and King County draws on, Burien police officers have threatened to leave the department if the city’s current police chief is removed. Read story

Judge orders Longview to help cover councilmembers’ costs in lawsuit against them

May 9, 2024, 7:37am Northwest

A judge has ordered the city of Longview to cover the defense costs for four councilmembers being sued for allegedly violating the Open Public Meetings Act. Read story

AltaGas outlines economic potential of ‘green’ hydrogen plant at former Intalco site

May 9, 2024, 7:37am Business

A Canadian energy company described plans for a “green” hydrogen manufacturing and storage facility at the site of the former Intalco aluminum smelter in the Cherry Point industrial area west of Ferndale. Read story